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  1. 10 years of the iPhone, and 10 years of iPhone reviews

    Revisiting every single one of Apple's iPhones in a trip down memory lane.

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  2. The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century

    Bill Gates, mysterious deaths, and the business machine that sparked a home revolution.

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  3. The beefy Dell Precision 7520 DE can out-muscle a growing Linux laptop field

    Another "just works" option, Dell's Ubuntu laptop has tons of power for demanding users.

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  4. Google Photos 3.0 is out now, with automatic sharing features

    Google Photos gets automatic sharing powered by facial recognition.

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  5. June 29, 2007: Waiting at the San Francisco and Cincinnati Apple Stores on iDay

    The line is long, the hopes high, and the hype unstoppable on iDay.

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  6. Amazon Prime Day is on July 11, with early access on July 10

    There's a Grand Tour season two trailer to boot.

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  7. With iPhone, Apple showed AT&T and Verizon who’s boss

    Apple refused to let wireless carriers ruin the customer experience.

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  8. Google News website gets redesigned, now looks like something from this decade

    Google News gets a new website using Google's "Material Design" guidelines.

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  9. Qualcomm, Vivo show off slow but convenient under-display fingerprint sensor

    As home buttons disappear, fingerprint reader technology searches for a new home.

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  10. A touch of Cocoa: Inside the original iPhone SDK

    Back in 2008, Ars took its first look at what Apple provided for iPhone developers.

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  11. Tales from the very first iPhone line

    Wherein I discover new things about smartphones, life, and The Goonies.

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  12. Samsung’s fiery Galaxy Note 7 to rise from the ashes as the “Fandom Edition”

    The Note 7 FE hits South Korea (and some other countries) on July 7.

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  1. Amazon’s latest Prime Exclusive Phones range from $79 to $199

    In exchange for lockscreen ads, Amazon is offering up to an $80 discount on some phones.

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  2. The original iPhone games: Favorites from the 2008 Ars staff

    From the archives: There are tons of games for the iPhone, but which ones to play?

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  3. iPhone at 10: How Apple changed gaming for the better and the worse

    For gaming, the iPhone sparked a gold rush and burst of creativity still felt today.

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  4. The Nokia 6 comes to the US for $229

    One of our favorite phones from MWC finally comes to the US.

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  5. Back to the iPhone future: Lessons from a decade of Apple influence in medicine

    iPhones spurred big changes in learning and practicing medicine—and there may be more.

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  6. Scroogled no more: Gmail won’t scan e-mails for ads personalization

    Google kills Gmail's most controversial feature.

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  7. YouTube’s “VR180” format cuts down on VR video’s prohibitive requirements

    VR in only 180 degrees is easier to stream and fits traditional video content better.

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  8. Something Happened: I turned a DEC terminal into the first digital camera

    Back in 1984, an intrepid Ars reader replaced a printer head with a photodiode...

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  9. Apple may want to lower record label payout from Apple Music

    Record labels may negotiate more now with the popularity of paid music streaming.

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  10. The tragedy of FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations

    "Show us that it's being adopted in the industry, and we'll put it in.”

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  11. Google Glass is apparently back from the dead, starts getting software updates

    Google's aging face computer gets a firmware and companion app update.

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  12. More Android apps from dangerous Ztorg family sneak into Google Play

    Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).

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  1. OnePlus 5 review—The best sub-$500 phone you can buy

    Snapdragon 835, 6GB of RAM, and near-stock Android for $479? Sign us up.

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  2. macOS High Sierra tech preview: A quick look at the stuff you can’t see

    A peek at what APFS, Metal 2, and HEVC/HEIF support mean for you and your Mac.

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  3. How to install Linux on a Chromebook (and why you should)

    Crouton and Gallium OS turn Chromebooks into Linux laptops.

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  4. The pitfalls and potential of inexpensive 3D scanning solutions

    Ars puts five home 3D scanning options to the ultimate test—scanning kids and clay cats.

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  5. 2017 Surface Pro least repairable ever; Surface Laptop is made of glue

    Compact design continues to be at odds with maintenance and repairability.

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  6. Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware

    Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

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  7. Mini-review: The 2017 MacBook could actually be your everyday laptop

    Speed boosts, better keyboard, and 16GB RAM option expand its versatility.

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  8. Breaking Bad execs move to Apple to lead original video content

    Carpool Karaoke is just the beginning.

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  9. US gov’t taps The Machine to beat China to exascale supercomputing

    US has lagged behind China for years. Can HPE's new architecture help the DoE catch up?

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  10. Huawei Matebook X review: The cost of a Windows PC with a MacBook design

    Good in many ways, but you’re really paying for the Apple-like design.

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  11. Hands-on with Chrome’s wild new mobile interface

    Chrome Dev designs for big phones by putting everything on the bottom of the screen.

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  12. Surface Pro review: Incremental improvement isn’t enough

    It's the best Surface Pro yet, but that no longer makes it the best 2-in-1.

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